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Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition. The characteristics are intellectual disability and birth defects (including heart, digestive, etc.). The disease may cause some medical risks.
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How do you get Down syndrome?
You do not "get" Down's syndrome. You are born with it. It is a chromosomal condition of the 21st chromosome.
Is down's syndrome a result of aneuploidy?
No. Down Syndrome is caused by polyploidy of 21st chromosome (trisomy-2n+1 condition).
What age group is most affected by Down syndrome?
No age group is affected; Down syndrome is a chromosome condition that is with you at birth.
In which age bracket do people mostly get Down syndrome?
Down syndrome is something a baby has at birth. It is not a condition that you can "get" at a later age.
What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?
Down syndrome
Can Down syndrome be considered a type of cancer?
No
What is down syndome?
The Down's syndrome is primarily in the United Kingdom. Down's syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Landon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866.
Does Down syndrome start at birth or does it develop as the persons ages?
Down syndrome is a genetic condition with which a person is born; it is not something that develops as the person gets older.
How was Down syndrome identified?
Genetic testing, the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, a condition often referred to as trisomy 21 is indicative of Down Syndrome.
Do you live with down syndrome all your life?
Indeed you do. It is, unfortunately a genetic condition.
What kind of noun is Down Syndrome?
The noun Down Syndrome is a proper, compound noun; a word for a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome defect, a thing. The condition is named for John Langdon Down who fist to publish the range of symptoms as a single disorder. The common noun form 'syndrome' can be used for the condition, but the word 'Down' must be capitalized as a proper noun, the name of the person and the name of the condition.
Does infant's Tylenol increase the risk of Down syndrome in newborns?
Umm, no. You're either born with or without Down syndrome. It's not a disease, it's a genetic condition.
